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Official 3D Archery Association of Australia Website

Welcome one and all to the Official 3D Archery Association of Australia 3DAAA Website. This website is for all those interested in Archery in general and 3D Archery in particular. As usual this site will attempt to pictorially document and archive as much of the 3D Archery Association of Australia competition shooting years as possible. So check back regularly as we will be updating content frequently. If there is anything you would like to see online here then please email us and we will see what we can do.

Updated Calendar Now Available - 21/07/15

The Calendar has been updated due to a change in Queensland shoot dates. Please delete the old calendar & replace with the new one if this affects you. Also, clubs should update their old calendar with the new one, which is available on the Calendar tab.

Indoor Mail Match Update - 19/07/15

There will be some last minute rounds for the National Indoor Mail Match. DVA will be hosting another round next weekend (details to follow or contact club direct). Mountain View Archers have also elected to hold another 2 rounds with limited numbers. Details & prenoms << click here >> (Link deleted)

The Victorian rounds will also be held this coming weekend but nominations will be taken until just prior to these rounds.

Please contact the host clubs (details on Clubs page) or the Victorian Liaison Officer (details on Contact page) for more information.

The Queensland host club is still taking nominations - please contact the club for more information.

Changes to Compound Unaided Division - 01/07/15

At the most recent meeting, the Committee discussed the issues & concerns raised by members regarding the fairness of the Compound Unaided division.

After much deliberation the Committee decided to remove Compound Unaided & reinstate the previous divisons of FBU & MCU retrospectively. This means the 2015 results will be reviewed & amended to reflect the changes to all shoots held so far.

The decision has not been made lightly & whilst this type of change mid-year is unprecedented, in order to be fair to all archers this has or will affect, we decided to implement the changes immediately.

Any club or individual with concerns should contact the committee or a committee member. Details for contact are on the Contact page.

Just a reminder to clubs to discard all printed Membership Applications & replace with the new Version 6.0 uploaded today. Membership Applications are now to be sent to the Association Post Office Box.

Indoor Mail Match details - 17/06/15

Prenominations are now open for the NSW round to be held at Wingham on Saturday July 11th. Prenoms close on Sunday July 5th at 9.00pm to allow time for lines to be set. Please << Click here >> (Link deleted) to go to the info/prenom page. Please make sure you use your 3DAAA division when nominating. If in doubt, please download & check the Rules or contact a committee member.

Membership Processing Update - 15/06/15

Welcome aboard to our new Membership Secretary, Vicki Mollema & a big thank you to her predecessor, Katrina Lovering. Vicki has begun processing memberships so anyone waiting for their membership card should receive it very soon. A reminder that memberships paid for using our online facility are preferable to postal applications or memberships paid at a club or sanctioned shoot. Online application will give you an immediate receipt as proof of payment & be sent straight to Vicki, while there are usually delays in having paperwork & payments sent from clubs for processing. If you pay at a club or sanctioned shoot, please request a proof of payment to show you've paid your membership until your card arrives. The Committee accepts no responsibility for delays in membership processing for applications & payments not made online.

Election of Committee - 6/6/15

A new committee has been elected at the AGM.

The new committee changes for the next 12 months are as follows:

President - Mike Elvin

Vice President- Robert Vayro

Secretary- Cordell McGuire

Membership Secretary- Vicki Mollema

Liaison Officer- Rhys Aizlewood

We would like to welcome the new members to the committee and also thank the outgoing committee members who did not stand for re election for all the hard work they have put in to 3DAAA over the past 12 months.

Membership Processing - 03/06/15

Membership Processing will cease tonight for a short period of time. Memberships can still be purchased online but paper applications sent to the Membership Secretary will be delayed in processing for up to 2 weeks. Membership Cards for those who purchase their membership online will be processed & posted so if you renew or purchase a new membership online [please print your receipt so you can show it to prove membership until your new card arrives.

Ipswich Shoot Rescheduled - 13/5/15

The Ipswich shoot that was postponed due to the flooding at the start of the month has been rescheduled. The new dates will be August 29-30. I hope that everyone that was planning on attending this shoot can still attend the shoot on the rescheduled dates. From what i have heard the crew at Ipswich are planning on doing an even better job.

The committee has developed 4 new policies that will come into effect on the 1/6/2015. The New policies are a Communication Policy, This policy is to cover the ever increasing use of social media, SMS, email and the internet. The Member Proctection Policy is to protect members rights with respect and dignity. The Code Of Behavior Policy highlights the principles and values of 3DAAA. The last new policy is the Complaints Policy, this policy informs how complaints can be made and how they are handled.

3DAAA National Indoor Championships- 28/4/15

The 2015 3DAAA National Indoor Championships will be held during the month of July held at various venues on various dates(venues & dates to be confirmed). The cost will be $20 per archer which will include a target supplied for both rounds. The rounds to be shot will be 1x standard round and 1x Pro round. An archer will be able to shoot at more then one venue during the month but only their best score TOTAL of both rounds(overall combined score) will be counted. The Indoor rules can be found within the 3DAAA rule book or under rules on this website. There will be NO team shoot this year.

Please check back for dates and venues.

Target Policy Updated - 28/4/15

The Target policy has been updated to now include 2 new approved targets. The new approved targets are the Rinehart Howling Wolf and the Rinehart Fighting/Rubbing Buck. These targets are now supplied with single IBO score zones.

IBO Worlds 2015 - 1/3/15

Just a reminder if any member is planning on attend the 2015 IBO World Championships, could they please get in contact with Grant Elsley (scorerecorder@3daaa.com). ASAP so that all the relevent paper work can be completed in time.

A member must qualify to be eligible to compete at the IBO Worlds Championships,a member must be either a current "shooter of the year" in a level 1 shooting class or by finishing in the top 10 in one of the level 1 shooting classes at one of the nominated events shown on the 3DAAA shoot calendar.

2015 Rules of Shoot Updated (06/12/14)

The Committee wishes to thank all those people who took the time and trouble to send their feedback regarding the most recent division changes.

Every email has been read and discussed with every possible avenue being explored, including the suggestions in many of those emails.

The Committee recognised that the dropping of the Youth Unaided division unwittingly created a void between the cub and adult unaided ranks.

Youth Hunter, a division introduced to fill that void, unfortunately seems not to be suitable so for this reason the Committee has decided to remove Youth Hunter and retain Youth Unaided.

The Rules Of Shoot (Version 1.1) have been updated & are now available by clicking here or on the Rules page.

New shirts have arrived (07/11/14)

The new shirts have arrived & are available for purchase. Sizes are limited. Shirts cost $50 each so if you want to purchase yours click here to go to the order page.

IBO World Results

3DAAA would like to congratulate all the members that competed at the 2014 IBO World Championships, especially Robert Vayro (3rd MCU) Billy Watson (4th RU) and Ron Scott (4th MCU)

Aussies at the IBO Worlds (10/08/14)

For those of you not on the 3DAAA Facebook page, here's a photo of the Aussies at the 2014 IBO World Championships.

Shoot Fee rise for the following (22/7/14)

The 3DAAA committee would like to advise of a shoot fee increase for the 2014 National Titles. These fees will also apply to Sanctioned and Special events in 2015.Fees will rise to the following:$35 Adults$25 Juniors & Aged Pensioners$85 FamiliesCubs will remain free

August 23rd Special Event- Manly August 29-30 QLD State Series- Ipswich

2015 SPONSORSHIPS

3DAAA committee is pleased to announce some exciting new sponsorship & incentive programs.

Abbey Archery have confirmed their continued support of our young archers with the promise of two bows - one lucky cub & one lucky youth will again win a new bow, to be presented at the 2015 National Championship Presentation. Every time our cub & youth members shoot, their name is added to the draw. Shooting Nationals will give them two entries with the draw being conducted by random number generator.

We are also proud to announce that Hoyt has joined our sponsors with the offer of a new 2016 Hoyt bow of choice to an adult shooting member. All adults will receive one entry for every sanctioned shoot they attend & shoot, with two entries at Nationals. The winner will be drawn at the annual Presentation following Nationals & will be able to choose their bow from the 2016 line-up.

3DAAA have negotiated a deal with Benson Archery Supplies to supply us with 18-1 targets for our kids. There will be 2 brand new 18-1 targets at each sanctioned event a cub & youth will be drawn at random at each event to give them a new home. To be completely fair, this can only be won once by a cub or youth in the shooting year.

There has also been a program set up for Archery Allience endorsed dealers and some archery manufactures to have their logos on the score sheet for 2015. We developed a 3 level system, Gold, Silver and Bronze, due to the monetary value contributed by the sponsor.Part of this sponsorship will help with providing the end of year trophies and a pull up banners which will be at all sanctioned shoots. So please help support these sponsors who support 3DAAA.

Not to be left out, clubs will also have the opportunity to win their club a standing bear target. At each sanctioned shoot club members should write down the name of their club or, if a member of more than one club, their club of choice. At the annual presentation the club with the highest attendance at sanctioned shoots will win the target, which will be at the venue ready to be transported to its new home.